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China’s home prices accelerate in March on-month, highlighting policy challenges

BEIJING - Prices in China’s sizzling property market, a major driver of growth in the world’s second largest economy, accelerated in March on a monthly basis, shaking off the impact of tougher cooling measures introduced to dampen resurgent speculative demand. (CHINA-ECONOMY/HOMEPRICES (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Yawen Chen and Elias Glenn, 675 words)

MARKETS

Asia stocks slip, dollar surrenders gains amid N. Korea tensions

SINGAPORE - Asian stocks pulled back, and the dollar gave up the gains it had clocked on the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s comments in support of a stronger currency, as escalating tensions over North Korea dragged sentiment lower. (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 2), updating throughout the day, by Nichola Saminather, 761 words)

Oil prices fall on expected climb in U.S. production

TOKYO - Oil prices fell in thin trade after the Easter holiday break shut many markets for as long as four days and as a U.S. government report indicated rising production. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 1), updating throughout the day, by Aaron Sheldrick, 345 words)

Gold held steady supported by geopolitical tensions over North Korea and after falling from a five-month high in the previous session on a firmer dollar. (GLOBAL-PRECIOUS/ (UPDATE 1), updating throughout the day, by Sethuraman N R, 439 words)

NZ inflation on the rise, cenbank unlikely to waiver on record low rates

WELLINGTON - New Zealand’s consumer price index (CPI) was expected to have finally hit the central bank target mid-point of 2 percent growth in the first quarter, after more than a year of concerted effort to lift tepid inflation. (NEWZEALAND-ECONOMY/CPI (PREVIEW), moved, 355 words)

COMPANIES

Netflix shares head for new high after strong subscriber outlook

Netflix Inc made a bullish forecast for subscriber additions by mid-year, a positive sign for its push to expand around the world that sent its shares toward an all-time high. (NETFLIX-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Lisa Richwine and Narottam Medhora, 497 words)

SYDNEY - Australian coal railway line operator Aurizon Holdings Ltd slashed its annual profit guidance by up to 16 percent and said as much as 21 million tonnes less coal would be carried to ports as a result of Cyclone Debbie. (AURIZON-OUTLOOK/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 260 words)

Fidelity and Guaranty says will no longer be acquired by China’s Anbang

SHANGHAI - Fidelity & Guaranty Life (FGL), a U.S. annuities and life insurer, said on Tuesday it has terminated its agreement to be acquired by China’s Anbang Insurance group. (FIDELITYGUARANTYLIFE-M&A/ANBANG (moved), moved, 146 words)